I've heard that rats are very nice, smart animals to have. I have a rat and all it does it bite whomever comes in contact with it. Does anyone know why a rat might do this?

Your rat is scared. I took a rat from a friend because she was going to put it down because it bit. I could not let that happen so I took it in and worked with it. At 1st I let the rat get to know me in a room alone with her. Eventually I started giving it treats to let it know I was nice. I never touched the rat I just let it do what it wanted.My other rat actually bit her toe off and I helped her heal it and took care of the wound , so that helped her trust me too. On its own it came to me and climbed on me after it saw that i was not a threat.At that point it was starting to trust me. I never put my hands in her cage because that is her safe place so I just let her come out at her own pace. I started to handle her and let her go on my shoulders and now she does not bite. She will still nibble and get very spooked if I approach her the wrong way but she has changed for the best. I now like her the most out of all 3 rats. It just takes patience and time. I would not put it to sleep but rather help it. It will respect you for it.

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